Our brand new print draws inspiration from the tale of “Cupid and Psyche” in Lucius Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (2nd century AD).
Beneath its many layers, the story unfolds as an allegory of the soul’s journey (Psyche meaning “soul” in Greek) moving through desire, curiosity, loss, and redemption, until its final reunion with divine love.
The image portrays Psyche in the arms of her mysterious nocturnal lover, later revealed to be the winged god Cupid (Amor, love itself).
He warned her that should she ever look upon his face, she would lose him forever.
At the bottom of the print, a sentence taken from the novel:
“Teneo te, meum lumen”: I hold you, my light.
A three-color silkscreen print, hand-pulled and limited to an edition of 60 copies.
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